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- Actress
- Soundtrack
A self-assured and stylish actress, Barbara Murray was born into a showbusiness family, the daughter of actors and granddaughter of professional ballroom dancers. She was first thrust into the limelight as a six-year-old, dancing in the family variety act. Murray and her mother were evacuated to Wales upon the outbreak of World War II.
In the immediate aftermath of the war, she found work on stage scarce and instead made ends meet as a photographic model. However, at seventeen, she successfully auditioned with the Rank Company of Youth (famously dubbed the "Charm School"). She was offered a five-year contract at a salary of £10 a week to be groomed for B-movie stardom at a converted church hall next to Rank's two-stage Highbury Studio, under the tutelage of a formidable martinet named Mollie Terraine. Her fellow Charm School graduates included Christopher Lee and Diana Dors. Murray's theatrical and film debuts eventually coincided in 1949, the former in regional repertory at the Newcastle Playhouse, the latter in a bit part in Alexander Korda's Anna Karenina (1948). Higher-profile roles were soon to follow, first as Stanley Holloway's daughter in Ealing's seminal comedy Passport to Pimlico (1949), next as female lead in the crime drama Mystery Junction (1951).
Most of her professional life in the 1950s and 1960s was spent as a star of the stage, acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the West End in classic plays, comedies and thrillers, opposite the likes of Peter O'Toole and John Mills. Having spurned an offer from Rank to renew her contract in 1952, she appeared less often in films, a noted exception being as Dirk Bogarde's romantic interest in Campbell's Kingdom (1957). Her television career, however, blossomed. Aside from guest roles in such varied popular series as Danger Man (1960), Department S (1969), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), The Pallisers (1974) and Doctor Who (1963), she made TV history as the glamorous, fur-clad Lady Pamela Wilder in the high-octane boardroom drama The Power Game (1965).
Her last role of note was as the bitchy matriarch of The Bretts (1987), a dynasty of actors in 1920s London. Murray retired from acting in 2001 and lived the last years of her life in Spain.- Ken Penrod was born on 16 March 1959. He died on 20 May 2014 in Combine, Texas, USA.
- Prince Rupert Loewenstein was born on 24 August 1933 in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. He was married to Princess Josephine Loewenstein. He died on 20 May 2014 in London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Jeff Wood (September 26, 1963 - May 20th, 2014) Was a prolific and highly talented writer of feature screenplays and various works of fiction. His generous nature with his writing often gave actors, directors, and many people in front and behind the camera their first break. In doing so, he reflected the spirit of film making, and expressed his passion for telling the human story.
In addition Jeff had served for his country in places as far away as Africa and Norway, and in his last years had begun to paint. His greatest joys were writing, children, his pets and gardening. His compassionate and caring nature were self evident to those who had the honor of knowing him.
At the time of his passing, his feature with his writing partner, Lucy DeLaat, Nana Means King, was in post-production. His other works include several screenplays such as Elephant Tears, and co-written screenplays with Lucy such as Cornered, and many others.
Jeff was loved by everyone in the industry and known for not only his craft as a writer, but his kind, and gentle nature. He passed suddenly and unexpectedly after a long battle with heart issues and diabetes.
He leaves behind family and friends, including his daughter Samantha.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Andrae Noel was born on 6 August 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Treasure n tha Hood (2005) and Waters Rising (2006). He died on 20 May 2014.- Chris Winder was born on 15 August 1951 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He was married to Judith Lenthall and Maria. He died on 20 May 2014 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Larry Stillday was born on 14 May 1944 in the USA. He died on 20 May 2014 in Ponemah, Minnesota, USA.
- Karen Kristal was born on 18 August 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Hilly Kristal. She died on 20 May 2014 in New York, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Arthur Gelb was born on 3 February 1924 in New York, USA. He was a writer, known for American Experience (1987), The Face of a Genius (1966) and Camera Three (1955). He was married to Barbara Gelb. He died on 20 May 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.